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E. W. BRUNS.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR.27. I920.

1,364,033, Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR: 27. I920.

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WXTNESS- ATTORNEY UNITED STATES ERWIN W. BRUNS, OF TOWER CITY, NORTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed March 27, 1920. Serial No. 369,351.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enwm W. BRUNS, a citizen of the United States residin at Tower City, in the county of dass and btate of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to seats for wagons and the principal object of the invention is to provide a spring supported seat with means for connecting it to the front end of the wagon body so that it will remain in position while the body is in dumped position.

Another object of the invention is to rovide a foot rest formed to support the aprobe and a foot warmer.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of a seat constructed in accordance with my invention and showing it engaged with the front end of a wagon. this portion of the wagon being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the seat supporting members.

Fig. 3 is an end view with parts in section and parts broken away.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

As shown in these views the seat A is supported by a pair of seat supporting devices B which engage with the front end of the wagon body. Each device comprises an inverted U-shaped member 1 formed of strap iron or the like for embracing the end piece of the wagon. One limb of this member carries a pair of clamps 2 while the other limb is extended first at right angles, as at 3, then bent upwardly at an incline as at 4, and then bent again to provide the brace 5 which has its end connected with the upper part of said limb. The portions 3 and 4 support the foot rest 6.

A tube 7 is supported by the flange 2, said flange being caused to grip the tube by the .the occupant of the seat from the screw bolts 8. The bottom of the tube is notched as at 9 to receive the flattened end of the tube 10, the two tubes being connected together by the bolt 11. The tube 10 has its lower part extended at right angles from the tube 7 for a short distance and then the tube is bent so that it extends upwardly at an angle. A coiled spring 12 is located in each tube and the bracket supporting bars 13 have their lower ends entering said tubes and engaging the springs. The upper ends of the bars are pivotally supported to the bracket or plate 14 by which the seat boards are connected. The plate 14 is provided with a web 15 on its under side and the upper ends of the rods 13 are notched to receive the enlarged portions of this web and the pivot pins 16 pass through these notched ends and the web.

It will thus be seen that the springs will yieldingly support the seat so as to relieve shocks and jars. The seat may be adjusted by means of the clamps so as to have the foot rest the proper distance from the seat. The formation of this rest will act to hold the robe and the foot warmer in proper position and when the body is dumped the parts will remain in the rest. The seat will also remain in engagement with the body when the same is dumped.

' It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A seat of the class described comprising an inverted U-shaped member for engaging the front end of the wagon body, a foot rest carried by one limb of the member, a tube adjustably supported by the other limb, a spring in said tube, a rod entering the tube and engaging the spring and a seat supported by said rod.

2. A seat of the class described comprising an inverted U-shaped member for engaging the front end of the wagon body, clamping means carried by one limb of the said member, by said clamping means, an inclined tube pivoted to the first tube, springs in said a tube adjustably supported tubes, :1 seat bracket, a pair of rods pivoted thereto, and entering the tubes and engaging the springs.

3. A seat of the class described comprising an inverted U-shaped member for entube pivoted to the firstv mentioned tube, springs in said tubes, aeseat bracket, rods 10 pivoted thereto and entering the tubes and engaging the springs and a foot rest carried by the other limb of the member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ERWIN BRUNS. 

